My idol growing up was Charlie Chaplin. I was obsessed with him. I mean, while other kids were watching Jim Carrey and the likes in the '90s, I was watching Charlie Chaplin films, because I was a bit of a geek. I became obsessed with this idea of physical comedy.
The conservative version of American exceptionalism has become a password of sorts for candidates who want to prove their credentials to a right-wing America.

